Description

Research on brain oscillations and event-related electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related (de-) synchronization (ERD/ERS) in particular became a rapidly growing field in the last decades. A large number of laboratories worldwide are using ERD/ERS to study cognitive and motor brain function and the importance of this tool in neurocognitive research is widely recognized. This book is a summary of the most current research, methods, and applications of the study of event-related dynamics of brain oscillations. Facing the rapid progress in this field, it brings together, on the one side, fundamental questions of the underlying events, which still remain to be clarified and, on the other side, some of the most significant novel findings, which point to the key topics for future research. In particular, the chapters of this volume cover the neurophysiological fundamentals and models (Section I), new methodological approaches (Section II), current ERD research related to cognitive (Section III) and sensorimotor brain function (Section IV), invasive approaches and clinical applications (Section V), and novel developments of EEG-based brain-computer interfaces and neurofeedback (Section IV).

III. ERD/ERS and Cognition.Upper alpha ERD and absolute power: Their meaning for memory performance.Sensitivity of alpha band ERD to individual differences in cognition.Oscillatory neuronal dynamics during language comprehension.Cognition- and memory-related ERD/ERS responses in the auditory stimulus modality.

VI. Brain-computer Interfaces and Neurofeedback.Physiological regulation of thinking: Brain-computer-interface (BCI) research.Motor imagery and EEG-based control of spelling devices and neuroprostheses.BCI signal processing at the Wadsworth Center: mu and sensorimotor beta rhythms.Validating the efficacy of neurofeedback for optimising performance.Future prospects of ERD/ERS in the context of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) developments.